Calcified green algae are important to the biogeochemical cycles of coral reefs. In this garden of algae, we saw three species of Halimeda, as well as Udotea and Rhipocephalus.
Algae Garden
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Calcified green algae are important to the biogeochemical cycles of coral reefs. In this garden of algae, we saw three species of Halimeda, as well as Udotea and Rhipocephalus.

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